2A - Wednesday, March 24, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week STUDYING SOLO MSA's influx of independents On Oct. 30, 1992, just before the November MSA elections, The Michi- gan Daily reported that MSA members were concerned about a dwindling number of party-affiliated candidates. While some parties were able to fill their slate, others, like the Progressive Party, lacked representation from the smaller programs within the Univer- sity. Nancy Eisenstein was one of the LSA representatives for the Conserva- tive Coalition at the time. According to the Daily article, she said she felt that the lack of party affiliation was a result of poor publicity. "I don't think either one of the par- ties did a good job in letting people know that the elections (were) coming up and that students could run on one of those two tickets," Eisenstein said at the time. Allison Insley, the 1992 MSA Elec- tion Director, gave a different perspec- tive. Insley said she was impressed with the number of candidates, noting thatalarge amountwereindependents. Representatives from MSA had dif- ferent attitudes toward the influx of independent candidates. Brian Kight, a School of Engineering representative and independent mem- ber, disagreed and told the Daily at the time that the increase in independent candidates shows a lack of organiza- tion among the parties. "If the parties were run better and were better organized then they would be recruiting better," Kight told the Daily at the time. "When we've had more organization, parties have had larger slates. But, in this election, there's been no organization - things have been done sort of last minute." Rob Van Houweling, the Student Rights Commission chair at the time, said thatlarge numbers of independent candidates was "a good sign," adding that students who "really [wanted] to work" could run without becoming distracted by party loyalty. According to the article, the MSA vice president at the time, Hunter Van Valkenburgh, said he felt that the problem with elections was student apathy, rather than the parties' orga- nization. "I don't think it's the parties," Van Valkenburgh told the Daily at the time. "We haven't engineered a system so it can only be two parties like the Demo- crats and Republicans. It's not like that. There's plenty of room for indepen- dents to win." Tobias Zimmerman, an LSA repre- sentative at the time, pointed out that in that period, MSA had little power because of the University's Board of Regents. "MSA could have that power," he said at the time. 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CRIME NOTES Shower in the $100 in bike grad. library parts stolen CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Free pancakes Presidential from DoRAK libraries talk WHERE: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library WHEN: Monday atl10:40 a.m. WHAT: An unaffiliated 53-year-old male was caught usingthe shower on the fifth ' oor inside of the Hatcher Library, University Police reported. He was escorted off the property. WHERE: 1400 block Wash- ington Heights WHEN: Monday at about 2 p.m. WHAT: A male student had his handlebars, shifters and brake handles, all estimated at $100, stolen from his bike, University Police reported. WHAT: The Do Random Acts of Kindness Club is offering free pancakes to all people passing by their station today. WHO: Do Random Acts of Kindness WHEN: Today 9 a.m. to noon WHERE: Mason Hall Posting Wall $320 iPod taken Cell phone swiped WHERE: Harlan Hatcher A WHERE: University Hospital Graduate Library performance WHEN-Mnrn dt t bi 120 WHEN-Mniv dt nht t 330 WHAT: A talk on presi- dential libraries and muse- ums, their operating costs and historical regalia. WHO: Museums Theme Year WHEN: Tonight 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Gerald Ford Library Talk on OCD WHAT: A symposium on diagnosis and treatment of obsessivedcompulsive disorder andits affects at different ages. WHO: Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. WHERE: Ann Arbor District Library CORRECTIONS " Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. A U.S. couple who bragged on an episode of Dr. Phil about the money they make selling shoplifted toys online have been seentenced to prison, according to. BBC.com. Mat- thew Eaton got 27 months and Laura Eaton, was sentenced to one year. The couple pleaded guilty to conspiracy to trans- port stolen goods. University students and Olympic silver medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White have been named stu- dents of the year by the Daily's magazine section. > FOR MORE,SEETHE STATEMENT, INSIDE Just after Vice President Biden introduced Presi- dent Obama for the signing of the health care bill, he was caught on video camera whis- pering into Obama's ear, as he embraced hnm the East Room, "This is a big fa***ing deal," according to MSNBC.com. : m vonaay a a out i:/ p.m. WHAT: An iPod touch valued -at $320 belonging to the Well- ness Research Center of the University Hospital was stolen, University Police reported. The case is under investigation. w ti: onuay ar a oui :a p.m. WHAT: A female student had her $275 cell phone stolen while she left it unattended for 15 minutes when she went to get a drink of water, University Police reported, WHAT: Peter Wispelwey will perform his pieces on the cello. 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